As ESPN noted, “Braun didn’t argue evidence of tampering and didn’t dispute the science, but argued protocol had not been followed.” Which is kind of like getting arrested for something but getting off on a technicality, like the cops not reading you your miranda rights.

I have been an open book, willing to share details from every aspect of my life as part of this investigation, because I have nothing to hide. I have passed over 25 drug tests in my career, including at least three in the past year.

Question: Ryan, if you have nothing to hide, what caused your testosterone to spike so high? Why was synthetic testosterone in your system?

What a joke. No wonder MLB is livid. Braun’s meeting the media today and will have an opportunity to clear his name. At this point, nobody outside of Milwaukee believes he was clean.